"Alfie Franco, 20, must serve a minimum term of 23 years for the murder of 16-year-old Syrian refugee Ahmad Al Ibrahim in Huddersfield town centre. Al Ibrahim who fled war-torn Homs after being injured in a bombing, had been living in Huddersfield for only a couple of weeks when he crossed paths with Franco, who had been for a Jobcentre appointment that day and was going to buy eyelash glue with his girlfriend."
"CCTV footage showed Franco saying something to Ahmad, and calling him over after a short verbal altercation. As Ahmad walked over, Franco opened the blade on a flick knife he was carrying in his trousers and drove it into the boy's neck. Prosecutors said Franco kept the savage knife hidden until the last second so that Ahmad, who was unarmed, didn't have a chance. Footage played during the trial showed Ahmad clutching his throat and staggering a few yards up the street before collapsing."
"Franco denied murder, but was found guilty by a jury who deliberated for just over three hours. He pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in a public place. Franco, who spent most of his childhood in South Africa before returning to Huddersfield at the age of 13, told the trial he thought he had seen Ahmad reaching for a weapon in his waistband."
Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, a Syrian refugee who fled Homs after being injured in a bombing, had lived in Huddersfield for only a couple of weeks when he was killed. Alfie Franco, 20, had been to a Jobcentre appointment and went to buy eyelash glue with his girlfriend. After Ahmad brushed past his girlfriend, Franco called him over, opened a flick knife concealed in his trousers and stabbed Ahmad in the neck. CCTV showed Ahmad clutching his throat and collapsing. Franco had consumed multiple drugs, denied murder but was convicted; he pleaded guilty to possessing a knife and received a life sentence with a 23-year minimum.
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